Dr. Death

Recently, I’ve watched an interview of Jack Kevorkian who is a former doctor and pathologist in America. Kevorkian offered the service of euthanasia for 130 people which caused him to be convicted of second-degree murder and spent eight and a half years in prison. His life now became the subject of HBO’s film called “You don’t know Jack.” (Al Pacino played Kevorkian in this film). What he did is quite controversial, so I think we can have some discussion over it.

What did Jack do?
http://www.nndb.com/people/272/000023203/

More about Jack( read it opitionally)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Kevorkian

Questions
1. What do you think about mercy killing?
2. Do you think Kevorkian’s verdict was fair? Please state the reasons why.

Speak-out of Kevorkian

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2009/09/04/cb.jack.kevorkian.cnn?iref=videosearch

1. If you were a doctor, will u help patients to commit suicide knowing that the action is illegal?

2. Do you think Dr. Kevorkian was doing the right thing as he was just delivering something that his patients and he both agreed of being the best decision of the circumstances?

3. “the medical ethics should control the doctors, not law.” What’s your opinion on the statement?

Kevorkian’s interview

http://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2010/04/16/ac.kevorkian.intv.cnn?iref=videosearch

1. Do you think that Dr. Kevorkian was ending peoples’ life or like what himself said ending peoples’ suffering?Why?

2. Do you think Kevorkian’s service of euthanasia is kinda playing the God?

3. Do you agree with Dr. Kevorkian that all doctors who provide medical services to patients that interfere the nature course of the diseases, or as what he said the God’s will, are playing God? WHY?

4. If you or your family members were having terminal illness, will you seek for a mercy killing? Do you agree that ones have the natural right to do whatever to their own body and life as long as others are not being affected? “the law is cruel. They don’t concern about the patients they only concern about the letters in the law.” What’s your opinion on the statement?

5. Will you watch the movie “you don’t know jack” ?

P/S: You can watch the movie through PPS "死亡醫生"